In the path of Allah : the passion of al-Hajj ʿUmar : an essay into the nature of charisma in Islam

Author(s)

• Willis, John Ralph

Bibliographic Information

In the path of Allah : the passion of al-Hajj ʿUmar : an essay into the nature of charisma in Islam

John Ralph Willis

F. Cass, 1989

Note

Bibliography: p. 234-246

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A West African Sufi and religious reformer (c.1794-1864), struggled to reconcile the temporal achievements of his jihad with his mystical calling. The fame of Shaykh Omar rested on his reputation as a worker of miracles, and the success of jihad in his path to Allah.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 The 'Umarian Jama'a
• Chapter 2 Jihad Fi Sabil Allah
• Chapter 3 The Turudiyya and the "Seal" of Jihad
• Chapter 4 Pilgrimage in the Path of Allah
• Chapter 5 Hijra in the Path of Allah
• Chapter 6 The Jihad
• Chapter 7 The Mystic Shaykh
• Chapter 8 Dissension in the Niger Bend
• Chapter 9 The Collapse of Hamdullahi

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Details

• NCID: BA24029667
• ISBN:
  • 071463252X
• LCCN: 88021907
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London, England ; Savage, Md.
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 255 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BP80.H23
  • DC19 : 297/.4/0924
  • DC19 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Tal, Umar, 1794?-1864
  • LCSH : Muslims -- Mali -- Biography
  • LCSH : Tijānīyah -- Mali -- History
  • LCSH : Toucouleur Empire -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
  • LCSH : Sufism -- Toucouleur Empire -- History